Category Archives: Tradition

On Watching the News in Japan

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

Watching the Western media explain Japan can feel like watching a caveman explain the future. About these ads

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Posted in Earthquake, Tradition, Uncategorized | 21 Comments

After Disaster, Laundry.

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

I went to work today. Normally that wouldn’t merit a blog post, but in a country with nuclear emergencies, multiple earthquakes, rolling power outages and an active volcano, the normal stuff starts to get noteworthy. As I write this, rescue … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthquake, Tradition, Uncategorized | 31 Comments

On Being Late to Work in Japan | 遅出

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

I know people who have shown up to work 3 minutes late to their jobs in Japan. They lost an hour of vacation pay and then sat at a desk with nothing to do for the next 7 hours. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Culture Shock, Tradition | 24 Comments

On Sumo | すもう

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

You could say that Sumo is “Japanese Wrestling.” But this would only be right if wrestling involved a Catholic Mass and the pretext that the cage match was to entertain Jesus. The Sumo Ceremony Like much of Japanese life, Sumo … Continue reading →

Posted in Shinto, Tradition | 4 Comments